Morning Cup of Links: Time Travel Rules

How an economics reporter for the New York Times became a typical victim of the mortgage crisis. Should the lesson be: a) it could have happened to anyone, or b) don't take financial advice from newspapers?
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5 Pieces of Junk That Turned Out to be Invaluable Artifacts. Excuse me now, I feel the need to go clean out my attic.
*25 logos with hidden messages. Some are well-known, but others will make you wonder how you ever missed it.
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Caption your LOLcats in Cyrillic letters at this Russian site. Or see them in Engish (with no consideration for actual translation) at Ð¯olcats. (Thanks, Bairman!)
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Rules for Time Travelers. Real-world facts may lead to amazing breakthroughs, but they tend to take the fun out of changing history.
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Have you ever wondered what goes on inside a bird house? This ad has a glimpse into the private life of our feathered friends.
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5 Cases of Unwanted TV Fame. Some actors land a career-making role, only to spend the rest of their lives complaining about it.

Miss Cellania has written for mental_floss since 2007. She is also the managing editor at Neatorama and keeps a small humor blog called Miss Cellania. In her spare time, she is raising a frightening number of children in a small Kentucky town.